Are the 'Times' a changin?

IN Media Watch Briefs | 20/02/2015

The New York Times front-page story, As Rivals Falter, India's Economy Surges Aheadhas led to a raging Twitter debate.The article by Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, Keith Bradsher, based in Hong Kong, has many  questioning whether this assessment is not premature given no major economic reforms have been put into place. While others are wondering whether the placement of the report was not just a tad over the top, given the NYT's conservative approach to covering India.